Microsoft Windows
YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2025-33053
Microsoft Windows External Control of File Name or Path Vulnerability
overdue since 2025-07-01
Microsoft: 391 entries (22.0% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 41 added in 2026.
BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.
Your BOD 26-04 window (SSVC tier helper)
Your remediation window ends:
Description
Microsoft Windows contains an external control of file name or path vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute code from a remote WebDAV location specified by the WorkingDirectory attribute of Internet Shortcut files.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2025-33053 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33053
References
Other KEV entries for this vendor: Microsoft
- CVE-2026-124194 - Office (2026-11-10)
- CVE-2026-96951 - Windows (2026-10-13)
- CVE-2026-65660 - SharePoint (2026-09-25)
- CVE-2026-81963 - Windows (2026-09-08)
- CVE-2026-85880 - Windows (2026-09-08)
- CVE-2019-1068 - SQL Server (2026-08-26)
- CVE-2026-33824 - Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions (2026-08-18)
- CVE-2026-55040 - SharePoint (2026-08-18)
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